Pulled apart my shifter to replace the busings and...
08-02-04, 07:49 PM
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Pulled apart my shifter to replace the busings and...
Well my shifter bushings finally came today so I decided to install them. When I finally got the shifter pulled apart (would have been nice if the FSM or the Haynes manual actually went over the process) I discovered something a little strange. I had no shifter bushings! There was nothing in there except for a single spring washer. No wonder my shifter was sloppyer than a Hollywood Blvd hooker on saturday night! But I heard from a guy I met today who used to have an FC that this is somewhat common. Has anyone else seen this?
08-02-04, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ErikTheDead
just replaced mine - feels like a whole new car =)
yeah my bushings were completly absent when i did mine ....
and yes .. feels like a whole new car!
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08-02-04, 10:54 PM
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How much did it cost you guys for the whole set from Mazdatrix? Mine are really loose and it drives me nuts. The car also has some very slight grabbing when I slot it into 3rd, which might not be bushing related, but I don't think my tranny could be going crazy after 100k miles.
08-02-04, 11:04 PM
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When I decided to do something about my sloppy *** shifter mine had nothing in there at all. Not even a peice of a bushing nothing and was bone dry no oil. Anyway I got mine here http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WD1V
08-02-04, 11:08 PM
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^^
Yea that's precicely what I purchased. and yes the shifter feels a lot better now that it's being held in one piece. The tranny has 220,000 miles on it so the shifter mechinism itself it pretty shot too.
Yea that's precicely what I purchased. and yes the shifter feels a lot better now that it's being held in one piece. The tranny has 220,000 miles on it so the shifter mechinism itself it pretty shot too.
08-03-04, 07:02 AM
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If your bushings are worn, broken or non-existant perhaps the pieces fell down into the small well where the shifter base sits. Make sure to draw off all the oil (it isn't very much), and try to clean out any pieces you find. Refill with fresh gear oil.
08-12-04, 01:19 PM
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On the mazdatrix site ( http://www.mazdatrix.com/g4.htm ) they have something called a groove bushing ( http://www.mazdatrix.com/getprice.as...m=17-5150-M501 ). Does anyone know what this is, where it goes, and if it would be a good idea to replace it while I'm replacing the rest of the bushings?
08-12-04, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jacobcartmill
that is the thing that goes into the front of the shifter ball.
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I just got my new bushings today, yay!
How long does the job take, and how do you remove the top of the shifter so I can pull the boot and all that off? I was going to follow the how-to at http://www.mazdatrix.com/faq/shiftbsh.htm and was hoping for a couple of tips to keep me out of trouble. Thanks guys!
How long does the job take, and how do you remove the top of the shifter so I can pull the boot and all that off? I was going to follow the how-to at http://www.mazdatrix.com/faq/shiftbsh.htm and was hoping for a couple of tips to keep me out of trouble. Thanks guys!
08-12-04, 10:03 PM
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i wonder how many people went and ordered new brushings after they read this thread. because i personally wouldn't have had any idea to get new ones without reading this thread.
yay for the forum, adding to peoples list of upkeep to their cars, without otherwise having their car eventually fall apart at the seams!
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yay for the forum, adding to peoples list of upkeep to their cars, without otherwise having their car eventually fall apart at the seams!
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08-12-04, 10:50 PM
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Personally I knew to replace my bushings years ago, before this thread. :-) But anyway, doesn't take long. And the groove bushing is for, I believe, an S5. S4 I KNOW have no groove bushing. At least my 88 GTU and 87 TII don't.
08-12-04, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Dokta
Cool, thanks. Does anyone know what it does or if it wears down with use?
yeah, It may only be on s5's. there is a small hole in your shifter ball that the shaft goes into (back to basics) and the other part (looks like an envelope) goes around the shaft that is connected to your shifter housing. It is kindof like a condom, or another bushing.
They do wear out, sometimes they will break and all the peices fall down into the tranny.
My s4 didn't require one, (86 base) but my s5 needed one. I had to smash out what wsa left of the other one with a screwdriver.
If you've never pulled out your shifter. I would suggest doing it. and while your there. you should replace any of the boots that are worn, they absorb a lot of heat.
Mazdatrix says to replace the bottom boot any time you remove the shifter, it is a good idea. it rips after about three shifts.
08-12-04, 11:29 PM
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Anyone know if you can swap the miata shifter for the rx-7? The trannies are supposed to be based off the same design. It would be like a cheap short shifter kit.
